When you need to, you can pretty much make a shelter out of just about anything. What makes this a beneficial skill to have is that it means you have less to carry in terms of building materials. Learn how to craft an array of shelters in the video below.

One critical lesson to take from this video is that having the right clothing will make or break your shelter decisions. If you have adequate clothing, you don't need much of a shelter and, therefore, have to spend less time out of your day constructing said shelter.

Also, making sure you are raised off the ground, whether via a raised platform of logs or a bed of leaves, is important because most of your body heat will be lost through the cold ground.

Whether you need to construct a more permanent treehouse platform or a simple lean-to to get out of the elements, using local resources to serve as an impromptu shelter in the event of emergencies is a very valuable skill to add to your survival and bug out arsenal.